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  • Press release 51/2021 from 21.12.2021 | Last changed: 28.12.2021

    Rise in use of problematic plant protection products

    Honigbiene im Rapsfeld

    … implementation of integrated pest management should be promoted more strongly, for example with the funds earmarked for this purpose in the EU's Common Agricultural … Furthermore, UBA proposes the introduction of a pesticide tax following the example of Denmark in order to create incentives to reduce pesticide use in …

  • Press release 32/2016 from 13.10.2016 | Last changed: 23.01.2017

    Environmentally harmful subsidies in transport sector at record level

    exhaust pipe of a car emitting exhaust gases

    … mobility. Many subsidies which harm the environment are also socially unjust. For example, there is the privileged status of company cars, subsidised by the state … are known to be endocrine disruptors or toxic to the reproductive system, for example nonylphenol polyethoxylate (NPE), which is sometimes used for dyeing. Its …

  • Press release 20/2020 from 20.05.2020 | Last changed: 16.06.2020

    Emerge more sustainable from the coronavirus pandemic

    A PV power plant in the country side.

    … UBA also advises a gradual reduction of environmentally harmful subsidies - for example, the unfavourable taxation of diesel or tax exemptions for kerosene. Revenue … an opportunity to promote sustainable economic growth. It will place Germany in a good position to generate income over the medium and long term," said Dr. Fritzi …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    BO-R-2: Permanent grassland terrain

    The picture shows a grassland with mown grass. The mown grass is lying in rows. In the right-hand margin a tractor can be seen turning hay. In the upper margin you can see a hay bale.

    … member states into their respective national legislations. In Germany, for example, the permanent grassland conservation precept was in force from 2015 to 2022 … member states into their respective national legislations. In Germany, for example, the permanent grassland conservation precept was in force from 2015 to 2022 …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 12.12.2024

    FW-I-3 + 4: Forest condition and dieback rate

    … regularities. This issue, too, is seen as connected with climate change. For example, in former times beech and oak trees would have had mast years approximately … regularities. This issue, too, is seen as connected with climate change. For example, in former times beech and oak trees would have had mast years approximately …

  • KomPass: Article from 28.11.2023 | Last changed: 18.11.2025

    GE-I-9: Ozone burden

    The picture shows the exhaust pipe of a motor car emitting exhaust gases.

    … can be attributed, above all, to specific weather patterns occurring in summer. For example, the ‘ozone summer’ of 2003, during a particularly long period of sunny … can be attributed, above all, to specific weather patterns occurring in summer. For example, the ‘ozone summer’ of 2003, during a particularly long period of sunny …

  • Press release 16/2022 from 22.03.2022 | Last changed: 24.03.2022

    Groundwater is named water body type 2022

    Ein Foto in der Blauhöhle. Zu sehen Grundwasser und eine Person in einem Boot.

    … in the world, performing important functions in the global hydrological cycle. For example, it is home to numerous groundwater organisms invisible to us, which move in …

  • News from 27.03.2024 | Last changed: 27.03.2024

    Shaping digitalisation in transport sustainably

    A woman rents a scooter via an app

    … These include prioritising the use of autonomous driving in public transport, for example as a feeder service, and promoting multimodal mobility apps that use open, …

  • Press release 44/2025 from 18.12.2025 | Last changed: 16.01.2026

    UBA study: How to expand solar power in an environmentally responsible way

    Rows of photovoltaic modules mounted at an angle on a meadow in the open countryside.

    … with existing infrastructure projects can help reduce habitat fragmentation, for example along motorways. Ecologically sensitive areas should be excluded. Applying … management beneath and between the panels Ensuring wildlife connectivity, for example through wildlife corridors Creating site-appropriate habitat features (e.g. …